Percy’s and Holly’s mother and John’s wife. Described by Nikki as being the perfect Mrs. Claus.
This is what I was drawing in reference to last week’s sketchbook. Can you name them all without looking? I think I got all of the protagonists except Megan and Chad, but let me know if I forgot anyone else.
I attempted to translate every page of my scrapbook into Japanese. My results may be questionable. I know on my business cards, it says I teach at Johnson Little Bear School. Oops.
Refs: Roark | Mikhail and Stefan | Not being left behind | Monica
I was quite pleased with how this comic turned out, in terms of both dialogue and art. I even managed to make the Mulinix Hall nameplate visible!
Next week begins a new arc!
Ref: Last appearance of Susan and Holly (has it really been almost a year?!?)
Rubber mallets are amazing props. And for those of you blaming me for copying Doctor Who (particularly in light of the last story arc), I was using a rubber mallet as a prop in my daily life long before I watched a single episode.
I felt that all of Percy’s family should be shown during this arc, given that Christmas is a time for family. This is likely the last you’ll see of them this Christmas, however.
For some reason, I find the idea of naming the cylinders of an engine hilarious.
Also, yay for fun new fonts!
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
Ref: Another Whitebucket (who also happens to be Nikki’s boss. Awkward Christmas?)
Ref 1: John Whitebucket’s first appearance | Ref 2: “Watch out for Communists”
Of all the recurring secondary characters in the strip (Peanut Butter, Jelly, John and Susan Whitebucket, Holly, Ichabod, Chad the Edona College Do-It-All, and Sheriff Whitebucket have been shown so far), John is my favorite hands down. He was one of the first characters created, and came about as a sketch protesting Communism in my History class while we were discussing McCarthyism. I liked the design of the dented helmet over the eyes, the big nose, and his regal posture (the ponytail came later), as well as his absolute terror of Communists, so I looked for a way to incorporate him into the strip. He was originally going to be Percy’s roommate (Jorocks was Chris’s age then), but I scrapped that idea on account of not many college students nowadays have much fear of Communism and I was already struggling with how to introduce the main four. I then realized that I could make a bit of a running gag out of not being able to see a Whitebucket male’s eyes (and thus the joke with Sheriff Whitebucket was born), and thus he became Percy’s father. So there you have it: the origins of John Whitebucket. Expect more Communist paranoia in future strips involving him.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
And the next story arc (finally) begins! And that tree SURELY looks nothing like the one in my dorm lounge. Nope, not at all.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
And welcome to “I’m Dreaming of a Whitebucket Christmas”! …Wait, something doesn’t look right here. There’s no title, the art seems all off, and that hardly looks like Nikki! What is this madness?
This madness is unfortunately the first Spoofy Randomness filler (and hopefully the last for some time). For the splash page, I required use of materials, particularly my scanner, that were left in my dorm while I went home for Thanksgiving. This was a good plan in my eyes; I managed to get some inking done at home, and editing on the computer takes less time so I can focus on the madness of Dead Week more, and I could get the splash page done on Sunday when I returned to my dorm. …Then I got sick. Not only did that shoot down my productivity on the comic, but it also meant I got no homework done over the break. Thus, no comic for today.
So what is this filler, anyway? I made this comic last winter, when I was just making one-shot comics with Microsoft Paint. Obviously, I hadn’t defined some aspects of my characters yet.
Have fun!
~Stretch Longfellow~
